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CONTENTS
The Story of Super Mario Bros.2 ...............................
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Know the Basic Rules of the Game ..............................
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Let's see how Mario and his friends move around ............... 11
Items that help Mario and his friends ......................... 18
A Bonus Chance at the end of an Area .......................... 22
Obstructing your way--gangs of enemy characters ............... 23
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THE STORY OF SUPER MARIO BROS.2
One evening, Mario had a strange dream. He dreamt of a long,
long stairway leading up to a door. As soon as the door
opened, he was confronted with a world he had never seen
before spreading out as far as his eyes could see. When he
strained his ears to listen, he heard a faint voice saying
"Welcome to 'Subcon', the land of dreams. We have been
cursed by Wart and we are completely under his evil spell. We
have been awaiting your arrival. Please defeat Wart and return
Subcon to its natural state. The curse Wart has put on you in
the real world will not have any effect upon you here.
Remember, Wart hates vegetables. Please help us!" At the same
time this was heard, a bolt of lightning flashed before Mario's
eyes. Stunned, Mario lost his footing and tumbled upside down.
He awoke with a start to find himself sitting up in his bed. To
clear his head, Mario talked to Luigi, Toad and Princess about
the strange dream he had. They decide to go to a nearby
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mountain for a picnic. After arriving
at the picnic area and looking at
the scenery, they see a small cave
nearby. When they enter this cave,
to their great surprise, there's a
stairway leading up, up and up. It
is exactly like the one Mario saw in
his dream. They all walk together
up the stairs and at the top, find a
door just like the one is Mario's
dream. When Mario and his
friends, in fear, open the door, to
their surprise, the world that he saw
in his dream spreads out before
them!....
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KNOW THE BASIC RULES OF THE GAME.
* First, pick which character
you will play as.
[ PICTURE: Controller ]
Choose who you are by
using the SELECT screen.
Pick one of the four
characters.
Mario Luigi
Toad (Mushroom Retainer) Princess (Toadstool)
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* 7 worlds -- Clear all 20 areas
1 ~ 3 4 ~ 6 7 ~ 9 10 ~ 12
13 ~ 15 16 ~ 18 19 ~ 20
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Goal
WORLD1 2
3 4
5 6
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This game is comprised of 20 areas in 7 worlds as shown in the diagram
above.
There is a little boss at the end of each area. The big boss, Wart
is waiting
for you at the end of the final area once you've cleared all of the
other
areas.
[ PICTURE: Mario ] [ PICTURE: Princess ]
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KNOW WHAT EACH CHARACTER CAN DO.
* Jumping power
Each of the four have different jumping powers and ways of jumping.
* Mario
Average jumping power in almost all situations.
But, the height he can jump decreases a little when
he
is carrying an item.
* Luigi
He can jump the highest and can go much farther
but
he jumps slowly. When he has an item, his power
decreases more than Mario.
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* Toad
He has the least jumping power. But since he has
lifting
power, the height he can jump and the speed he can
run does not change even if he is carrying an item.
* Princess Toadstool
She is No. 3 in jumping power. When you hold down
the
A button, she can float in the air for about 1.5sec.
Her
jumping power decreases quite a bit when she is
carrying
an item.
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* Running
[ PICTURE: All 4 characters running ]
They all run at the same speed,
but if they are carrying something,
the order from slowest to
quickest is; Princess Toadstool,
Luigi, Mario, Toad.
* Picking up mushroom
[ PICTURE: All 4 characters picking vegetables ]
blocks
The speed at which they pick up
items in order of the slowest to
quickest is: Princess Toadstool,
Luigi, Mario, Toad.
WATCH OUT FOR GAME OVER.
* Your game starts with three lives.
You lose a life when your meter becomes 0.
The life meter starts from the 2nd mark. When the marks
are all white, you loose a life. This meter can increase to
a maximum of 4 marks.
If you slip up when the number of lives remaining is 0,
the game will be over.
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* You loose a life if you fall down
There are holes and waterfalls. You will loose a life if you
carelessly fall into one of these. Be careful not to fall
when you jump or lose your footing. Also, do not fall
when up high in the sky.
[ PICTURE: Mario powering down ]
* You become smaller when the life
meter reads 1 mark. Be careful.
RETRY AND CONTINUE
The right screen will appear when your game is over.
To begin another game from the same world as it
ended, press CONTINUE. Press RETRY to start a
completely new game from the beginning.
NOTE: GAMES CAN BE CONTINUED
ONLY
TWICE.
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LET'S SEE HOW MARIO AND HIS FRIENDS
MOVE AROUND.
HOW TO USE THE CONTROLLER
[ PICTURE: Controller ] A character's response
to controls will vary
depending on the place
and possessions.
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YOU CAN DO ALL KINDS OF JUMPS
* A jump on the spot
[ PRESS: A ]
If you press the A button
when standing still, you will jump on the spot.
However, you cannot jump very high.
* Running jump
[ PRESS: <- or -> and A ]
Jump by pressing either the
right or left side of the control pad and using the A
button while running. You can jump higher than a
jump on the spot, so it's easier to avoid enemy
attacks.
* Power squat jump
[ PRESS: Down and A ]
The player will flash when the
bottom of the control pad is pressed and held.
When you jump, you will be able to jump 1.5 times
higher than regular jumps.
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* Try pulling up the grass [ PRESS: B
]
When you press the B button when
standing on the grass you find growing here and
there, you will pull it out and lift it up. On the
surface of the desert, you can also dig in the soft
sand.
* Carry a mushroom block
When you stand on a mushroom block
and press the B button, you can lift it up just like a
vegetable.
[ PICTURE: Mario picking
up Mushroom Block ]
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* Throw items
[Bombs and Mushroom blocks]
It can be thrown to a
place a little way
away by [ PRESS: <- and B ]
A bomb can be dropped at the
player's feet by [ PRESS: B ]
[For other items]
Other items can be
thrown much farther by
[ PRESS: <- and B ]
Other items can be
thrown a shorter
distance away by
[ PRESS: B ]
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* Attack enemies with enemies
If you stand on an enemy and press the B button, you will be
able to lift up the enemy
and can throw him at other enemies.
YOU CAN ALSO GO FASTER
* Acceleration speed [ PRESS: <- or -> and B ]
You can run faster and faster by pressing either the left or
right of the control pad
and the B button at the same time.
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* Dodge the enemy skillfully
You can duck if you
You can control
press the bottom of
Mario and his
the control pad.
friends even when
With this, you can
they are jumping.
dodge flying
Come down
enemies.
[ PRESS: Down ] skillfully
on top of
enemies. [ PRESS: A ]
* Try climbing vines and chains.
When Mario or one of his
friends is over a vine or a
chain, they can grasp the
vine or chain if the top of the
control pad is pressed. They
can do it even in the middle
of a jump. If you get on an
enemy on top of a vine, you
can toss him off. [ PRESS: Up ]
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* Enter open doors
To go through a door, stand in front of it
and press the top of the control pad.
If you haven't got a key, you won't be
able to go in locked doors.
DESTROY WALLS WITH BOMBS!
There are places in caves and towers where
brick walls obstruct your path.
Use bombs to destroy the walls.
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ITEMS THAT HELP MARIO AND HIS FRIENDS.
Coins
Unripened vegetables
You can win extra lives
They are not fully
with luck and the coins
grown. Just give them
you have collected so far.
to the enemies.
Vegetables
Ripe vegetables. If you
Turtle shells
pull out a lot of them...
When you throw them
they slide and hit the
enemy.
Bomb
Mushroom block
A few seconds after they
They can be used as
are picked up, they flicker
steps and for attacking
and explode.
the enemy.
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Mushrooms
1 UP
These appear when you
When a 1 UP
enter a warp to Sub-
mushroom appears, you
space at a certain
get a new life!
place. Your life meter
will increase by one mark.
Small heart
POW
This appears when you
Power block. When you
beat a lot of enemies.
throw this, the earth
The life meter recovers
shakes and you can
by one mark.
beat all the enemies.
Key
You need this to open
locked doors. Your
running speed does not
change even if you
have the key.
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REALLY USEFUL ITEMS
* Go to Sub-space with magic
If you find a magic poition, try throwing it. When you do that
a door will appear.
You'll enter the sub space if you press the top of the control
pad while in front of
the door.
The grass in Sub-space will turn into coins until you use magic
twice in that
area. If you place a door in a certain place place, there will
be a heart that will
increase your life meter.
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* You'll become invincible by collecting
cherries.
A Starman will appear when you collect enough
cherries. When you pick this up, you will become
invincible for a limited time.
* Time Stop
Vegetables are not only used for attack. If you have
already taken four and you take a fifth one, a stopwatch
will appear. When you take this, the enemy's movements
will stop for a limited time.
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A BONUS CHANCE AT THE END OF AN AREA
* Clear the screen by overthrowing the boss character.
At the end of each area, there is a mask that becomes a gate
to the next area.
In order to open the gate, you must get a hold of the crystal
ball. Birdo
sometimes has the crystal ball, so get it back by defeating
him. At the end of
each world, the boss is waiting for you again...!
[ PICTURE: Mario fighting Birdo ]
Attack the boss character by
throwing mushroom blocks.
Bonus
stage
THE BONUS GAME IS ONE OF CHANCE!
* Get more lives by collecting [ PICTURE: Cherries ] cherries.
You can win extra lives when [ PICTURE: Bonus Chance screen
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you clear each area. You get 1
play for each coin you have
collected from the last.
Cherries Other
Other 1 more life
Cherries Cherries
Other 2 more lives
Cherries Cherries
Cherries 3 more lives
3 of any other symbol
1 more life
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OBSTRUCTING YOUR WAY -- GANGS OF
ENEMY CHARACTERS
Shyguy - Red
Shyguy - Pink
A member of the "8
He moves back and
bits" ( a club from
forth on the hills.
evil dreams). He
Carefully avoid him.
wears a mask
because he's shy.
Tweeter
Snifit - Red
It's a bird with a
A member of the "8
mask. He hops. Try
bits." He wears a
to get on top of his
mask and spits the
head.
bullets of evil dreams
from his mouth.
Snifit - Gray
Snifit - Pink
He jumps before
He moves back and
spitting a bullet.
forth on the hills.
Learn the timing of
Avoid his bullets with
his bullets.
timely jumps.
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Ninji - 1
Ninji - 2
He is a little devil
He stays in one spot
who appears in the
and jumps
dreams of NES
repeatedly. A
players. He moves
strange guy.
fast and will
persistently chase
you.
Beezo - Red
Beezo - Pink
He attacks by diving
He attacks by flying
at you. Looks like a
straight at you. Stay
Shyguy with wings.
calm and study his
movements
carefully.
Hoopster
Phanto
He is a creature
He is normally at
about the size of a
rest and waits by
basketball.
keys. If you take a
He resembles a
key, he will pursue
ladybug. He lives on
you.
vines and crawls up
and down.
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Trouter
Porcupo
It's a fish which lives
His body is entirely
in the world of
covered with spines
dreams. You'll find i
so you can't climb
in waterfalls and
on his back.
rivers. He interferes
with Mario.
Bob-Omb
Albatoss
He has a terrible
He used to be only
temper. When he
a resident in the
gets angry, he
world of dreams.
explodes.
Now, by order of
Wart, he works as a
carrier of Bob-Ombs.
Pidgit
Cobrat
He brings evil
Usually asleep in a
dreams. He can't fly
jar, it moves on
on his own, so Wart
Wart's command,
gave him a flying
often appearing in
carpet.
the dreams of Toad.
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Panser
Birdo
The only plant life
He serves as a
Wart created for the
means of
world of dreams. It
transportation in the
spouts fire.
world of dreams.
Shyguys often ride
him.
Pokey
Autobomb
It is a walking
Shyguy's favorite
cactus. Its entire
ride. It is also
body, except for its
referred to as a
head, is covered
"bad dream
with thorns. Thorns
machine."
will hurt you if you
touch them.
Flurry
Spark
Snow monster. He'll
He shines and
chase you on ice
moves in circular
skates.
motion around the
walls and floors of
the underground. He
moves fast or slow.
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Ostro
Mouser
He thinks he is a
It is a bomber of
girl and he spits
bad dreams that
eggs from his
destroys good
mouth. He'd rather
dreams. It is proud
be called
and it doesn't
"birdetta."
believe that it is
just a mouse.
Fryguy
Tryclyde
Wart gave life to
He was once an
this entity which is
outsider, but now
created from fire.
he is one of Wart's
He spits fireballs
helpers since he
when he is mad.
impressed Wart
with his cunning
brain and offensive
capabilities which
are three times
normal strength.
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Clawgrip
He grows
suddenly, and he
is surprisingly
skilled at throwing
rocks.
Wart
He is the most mischievous of all in
the world of dreams. He created
monsters by playing with the dream
machine.
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